Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by around 2.5% on Tuesday compared to the previous day, totaling 945,055 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Wednesday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 44,539 megawatt-hours at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country’s electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 31,361 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 954,272 megawatt-hours on Tuesday, marking a rise of about 2.5% compared to the previous day.
Electricity production from imported coal accounted for around 23% of total generation, while dam-based hydro plants and natural gas plants contributed 18% and 14.5%, respectively.
On Tuesday, the country’s electricity exports totaled 9,727 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 600 megawatt-hours.